USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the overall message of book A Century of Dishonor?
A
It discusses the unfair treatment of Native Americans by the US government.
B
It spotlights how the transcontinental railroad was actually beneficial for the buffalo.
C
It was an in depth look at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
D
It discussed how reservation helped grow Native American customs.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -First published in 1881 and reprinted in numerous editions since, Helen Hunt Jackson’s A Century of Dishonor is a classic account of the U.S. government’s flawed Indian policy and the unfair and cruel treatment afforded North American Indians by expansionist Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1881, Helen Hunt Jackson published A Century of Dishonor, a history of the injustices visited upon Native Americans. Exposing the many wrongs perpetrated by her country, she hoped “to redeem the name of the United States from the stain of a century of dishonor.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Helen Hunt Jackson’s A Century of Dishonor is the culmination of that research. She intended her book and other writings to force the U. S. Government to change its policies regarding Native Americans by revealing the government’s atrocities.

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